All posts tagged Smart Watch

Adults are yet to be convinced by smartwatches or wrist-phones, but South Koreancompanies believe they have found an ideal group of customers: young children.

SK Telecom, the country’s largest mobile carrier, said it will start selling a 3G wrist-phone specifically designed for children aged five to eight. These will be standalone devices that can independently make and receive calls. They don’t quite classify as smartwatches as they are powered by an operating system commonly found in standard cellphones, or feature phones.

A number of watch-type communication devices have been launched globally, including Samsung’s Gear series of smartwatches. But they have so far struggled to go mainstream, largely because they only have relatively basic functions. Read More »

A trademark filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office dated July 29 suggests Samsung’s new watch-phone device could be called “Galaxy Gear.”

Samsung says the trademark is for “wearable digital electronic devices in the form of a wristwatch, wrist band or bangle capable of providing access to the Internet and for sending and receiving phone calls, electronic mails and messages.” Read More »

Microsoft Corp. is not letting up on Apple Inc., and now it’s a race against time between the two rivals.

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Executives at suppliers said Microsoft is working on designs for a touch-enabled wrist watch, just a couple of months after news that Apple is experimenting with plans for a watch-like device that would work like a smartphone.

Microsoft recently introduced the Surface tablet in a bid to dent strong sales of Apple’s iPad and iPad mini and capture a portion of the fast-growing tablet market. Now the race for domination of the smartphone and tablet markets seems to be reaching a natural progression towards wearable, touch-enabled gadgets, and it’s no surprise the same brands are trying to stake an early claim. But will it be worth the effort? Read More »

The Pebble Smart Watch helps you check your phone notifications and control your music without pulling out your iPhone or Android. But, Walt Mossberg tells us it is best to wait for Pebble to work out some kinks before you buy. Read More »